Panus fasciatus
Panus fasciatus, commonly known as the hairy trumpet, is a wood-decaying mushroom in the Panus genus. The fruiting body is funnel-shaped with a velvety cap covered in pale brown hairs. When young, the cap edge curls inward, and it gradually becomes a wider funnel. The gills are deeply decurrent, meaning they run down the stalk, and the stem is bare. The spore print is white.
Ecology and habitat: Panus fasciatus grows on rotting logs and small branches as a saprotroph. It is typically found in dry woodland areas, among grasses, and beneath trees such as eucalyptus, acacia, and casuarina, where it is exposed to sunlight most of the day.
Distribution: This fungus is recorded in southern and eastern Australia and has also been noted in parts of Africa, Cameroon, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia. Its exact range is not fully known, and it can occur in low numbers in places like the Jarrah forest region of Western Australia.
Taxonomy: It was first described as Lentinus fasciatus by Miles J. Berkeley in 1840. In 1965, David Pegler renamed it Panus fasciatus and treated Panus as a subgroup of Lentinus; some mycologists disagree and keep Panus and Lentinus as separate genera. Thus, older sources may refer to it as Lentinus fasciatus.
Other notes: The spores are white and produced on the gills. Edibility is unknown.
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